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Resurrection Year

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Dreams are a precious gift of our imagination. They create worlds that aren’t real and beckon toward them. But our best dreams reflect our personalities. That’s why the disappointment of unfulfilled dreams leads us into dissatisfaction with ourselves, with who we are; a dissatisfaction which, if left unattended to, will destroy in the pain and bitterness of regret. But there is an alternative if you make your broken dreams your right to embark on a new journey to a future you couldn’t have imagined before.

It might be that you longed to be married but are still single, that your artistic skill has not been recognised, that a whirlwind romance has ended in heartbreak. There is a sadness that seems unfair, we feel life is meaningless and harbour anger toward the God who, apparently, has denied our requests.

For Sheridan and his wife, Merryn, their dream remained unfulfilled after ten years of expectation and disappointment. This exciting, fun, sometimes humorous, often tough account of a year spent starting again shows that you might find hope after your own broken dream too.

Sheridan Voysey shows you that there is life after the dream has died; because the God of the crucifixion is also the God of the resurrection. A greater tragedy than a broken dream is a life defined by it. This book is your first step taken in the sure anticipation of your own resurrection.

Resurrection Year by Sheridan Voysey was published by Thomas Nelson in May 2013 and is our 18467th best seller. The ISBN for Resurrection Year is 9780849964800.

Reviews of Resurrection Year

A must read for anyone who has had a broken dream!

Reviewed by Ursula Kbua

I love to read, and have read many books. Few times have I ever read a book as vulnerably honest as this one, whilst being beautifully written. I cried and I laughed...and I marvelled at the strength of this couple. I've been a Christian for 15 years (on Thursday) and have experienced my share of broken dreams...somewhere along the way in reading this book, and hope and healing sprung in a weary heart.
Sheridan has managed to fulfil a very tall order - to tell their story in a compelling, powerfully honest way that I have no doubt will bring healing to hurting couples who struggle with infertility, whilst somehow making it accessible to anyone who has had a broken dream - and lets be honest most of us can identify with that.
Sheridan and Merryn, thank you for being so very brave and sharing your story so vulnerably. Thank you for inviting us into your lives and hearts and sharing your pain, your joys...your realness. Sheridan, you have stewarded your gift well, and I can't wait to hear the stories of hope and healing that will come out of it.
And....lastly, if you are thinking about buying the book...DO! You won't be sorry. In fact pick up a couple of books, I can guarantee you will know at least two people you will want to give the book to after reading the story.
Now...I think I have a resurrection year to go and plan. It needs to be fun. It needs to be risky. I think I have a few ideas, but it won't have a Rupette in it, I'll leave that to the Voysey's!

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A wonderful book for anyone who's experience broken dreams

Reviewed by Tony Watkins

Sheridan Voysey has written a very open and honest book about the anguish experienced by him and his wife Merryn as they struggled with infertility, and as they began to take positive steps into the future, hopeful that God would give them a period of some emotional and spiritual healing - a resurrection year. Sheridan's account of their emotional turmoil, and of the spiritual confusion which resulted, is one with which anyone who has experienced suffering - or the long and drawn out death of a cherished dream - can identify. The questions Sheridan and Merryn found themselves asking are the same questions with which suffering believers in God have repeatedly grappled over the centuries. And, as so many others have found, their trust in God has ultimately deepened as a result. Sheridan makes a comment that it is not doubt that is the opposite of faith, but indifference: those who doubt are still grappling with the questions, whereas indifference doesn't bother. This is a couple who, like Jacob, have held on to God until they have experienced some blessing, even if they still don't fully understand the mysteries of how God works (and who does?). They have experienced the truth of what Paul famously says in Romans 8:28 - that when 'God works everything together for the good of those who love him', the good that is in view is explained in the next sentence: it is 'to be conformed to the image of his Son'.
Sheridan Voysey is a great communicator, and his writing is fresh, vibrant and engaging. Resurrection Year is an absolute pleasure to read, for its honesty, for its life-affirming, God-oriented hope, and for his vivid, frequently witty descriptions of various stages and events in their life together. If you like a straight-through, beginning-to-end narrative, you may hesitate a little at first as Sheridan interweaves earlier events and journal entries with more recent ones. But the narrative arc of the death of their dream through to the joy of finding themselves with a fresh, unexpected one, is profoundly compelling and inspiring.
Couples who have experienced infertility will particularly connect with Sheridan and Merryn's particular struggle, but anyone who has found themselves at a loss to know what God is doing, or even whether he cares, will find that much to identify with - and be deeply encouraged by.

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Publisher's Description

• Written by one of the most experienced Christian broadcasters in Australia, now living in Oxford.
A hope-filled story about starting again after a dream has died – an emotive, poetic, and at times humorous discovery of the healing qualities of beauty, play, friendship and love.
Expectation. Expectation. Expectation. Disappointment. After ten years of tear-soaked prayers, repeatedly dashed hopes and multiple failed rounds of IVF, Sheridan Voysey and his wife come to a heart-breaking conclusion – their dream of having a child is over. Empty and confused from a decade of disappointment, they leave their jobs, pack their bags and embark on a journey in search of restoration.
Voysey chronicles their return to life. From the streets of Rome to the Basilicas of Paris, from the Alps of Switzerland to their new home in Oxford, they begin the healing process while wrestling with their doubts about God’s goodness. One part spiritual memoir and one part love story, Resurrection Year is an honest, heart-felt book about recovering from broken dreams and reconciling with a God who is sometimes silent but never absent.
224 pages

Contents

A Consolation Prize And A SacrificeFarewell To What Has BeenResurrection Begins In RomeWrestling God On The MountainA Home Among The SpiresMaking Love In ParisPositively CrucifiedAcknowledgementsAbout The AuthorNotes

Endorsements

"Some dreams come true, but others die a painful death. We can learn from both. In Resurrection Year, Sheridan Voysey writes from experience–there is life after the death of a dream. Your dream may be different, but the road to resurrection will be similar. I highly recommend it." - Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages

"This is a gentle, beautiful, deeply touching story of one couple who faced heartbreak but then asked God, “What next?” The result is a journey proving that, with God, our darkest experiences really can lead to new beginnings. Resurrection Year is a gift that will breathe life and hope into many who have faced a broken dream." - Darlene Zschech

"Gentleness, refreshment and vulnerability are the delightful components of this wonderful book. Sheridan uses words and the gaps between words as an artist uses colour and space to show rather than tell. We do not need to learn anything from Resurrection Year in order to enjoy it, but that is unlikely to happen. I am confident that it will change our hearts." - Adrian Plass

"This story of a crushed dream, a fresh overture, a reversal of roles, and a potent lesson on the emptiness of fame seems sometimes akin to a travelogue. Sheridan’s account compels us all to ask crucial questions about our visions and disappointments, our doubts and our prayers, our goals, purposes, and hopes. It is a profound read!" - Marva J. Dawn, author of Joy in Our Weakness

"Resurrection Year is a beautifully written, honest and engaging book that takes you on an emotional roller coaster through the reality of broken dreams and the wrestling that ensues. I will be buying copies for my friends who are living with dreams that haven’t become reality." - Andy Frost, Share Jesus International

Part autobiography, part prayer, and part apologetic, Resurrection Year is a tender and heart-warming book. Sheridan takes us on an intriguing journey through the perplexing maze of life, faith, loss, and hope. I really loved reading this book." - Deb Hirsch, co-author (with Alan Hirsch) of Untamed; lead minister, Tribe of LA

"This is a powerful and moving love story of one couple discovering how to love each other and God when their dreams are lost. The honesty and poetry of this memoir make it a compelling read, and will help many to find hope in dark times." - Krish Kandiah, Evangelical Alliance UK; author of Home for Good: Making a difference for vulnerable children

"Sheridan’s writing is clean and edgy, sprinkled with the poetry of a heart that hears beyond the superficial to plumb the depths of grace. ‘Our world got so tiny,’ he says, ‘our vision got so small—confined to the walls of our problems.’ What a powerful thought, and one which has the capacity to lift our vision beyond the walls of our circumstances." - Bev Murrill, Christian Growth International; Cherish Uganda

"Through shades of vulnerability and pain, Resurrection Year offers new colours of optimism in this real-life story about hope and possibilities." - Joel Edwards, International Director, Micah Challenge

"Resurrection Year reminds us all of a profound truth: in order for resurrection to happen, something has to die. This is a wonderful, honest, moving book for all who are struggling with loss and waiting in the darkness: there is hope, there is a dawn to come, there is resurrection." - Nick Page, author of Kingdom of Fools and The Wrong Messiah

"I love Sheridan Voysey’s honesty as he addresses the hard questions of faith. He lets us in on his pain to see how God works to stretch and grow him and his wife—and us. Sheridan offers no pat answers in Resurrection Year. His life illustrates the way God strengthens us in the struggle as we hold on to God even with our questions unanswered." - Ruth Graham, author of In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart

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Praise for Sheridan Voysey’s Writing and Speaking

“Mr. Voysey touched some subjects and questions that have been on my heart and gave me, through the Lord, some insight that really blessed me. It is a thoughful, thinking book. I was reminded of Os Guinness as I was reading ... I would highly recommend it!" - Other Retailer’s Reviewer:” - Unseen Footprints.

"Sheridan combines an ability to understand complex ideas with a talent for communicating them in a concise, colourful and entertaining way. He is a skilled interviewer and thinker, and a true professional. I highly recommend him." - Mal Fletcher, Chairman, 2020Plus.

Was This a Difficult Book to Write?

“Oh my goodness…” replies author Sheridan Voysey. “Writing Resurrection Year required Merryn and me to relive some very painful experiences and dashed hopes. Merryn would come home at times to find me in a very dark place indeed.

“But in another sense, there was a joy in writing this book that I’ve rarely experienced before. The book’s structure came fairly quickly and very little of the draft material was edited out. The words, paragraphs and metaphors flowed. The craft of writing is always difficult, but I felt a grace in writing this book that was unique.

“I’ve had a small team reading along as I’ve been writing. The general feedback has been that people have cried through the first two chapters, felt hope awaken in the next two chapters, then had their own new beginnings dreamed up by the end. That’s a good sign.“ As I’ve previously mentioned, this was not the book I was expecting to write but more and more feels like the book I was meant to write. It is already proving helpful for those who have experienced their own broken dream, whether it be unwanted singleness, infertility, the loss of a loved one or the loss of a career.

My and Merryn’s prayer is that God will use Resurrection Year to catalyse a new beginning for others who need one.”